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RefNoKBLC/2/9/8/29
AltRefNoS/B/SP676
TitlePetition of Several Merchants, Watermen and Others Travelling Up and Down the River Cam between Cambridge and King's Lynn
DescriptionThe petitioners report that there is often insufficient water in the River Cam and River [Ouse] during neap tides in the dry season. They ask for a proper person to be appointed to shut the doors at Denver Sluice, to keep sufficient waters in the River for navigation. Thirty one signatories.
Date16 April 1773
CreatorNameBedford Level Corporation
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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